it's fucking terrible writing by someone who comes across as a complete fucking idiot. of course love actually is largely terrible. who needs someone pointing out everything in every scene that's a bit off, especially when they resort to just being fucking idiotic and refusing to accept that a portuguese maid in france might not speak french, and just making up that there's a whole town of portguese people in france when they're clearly in portugal

For all its cynical awfulness Love Actually just isn't worth getting that annoyed with. She should save her righteous indignation for films that truly deserve it (if you haven't already read it her review of Sex and the City 2 is well worth a look).